Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan [Amendment] - Albertson's Inc.
AMENDMENT
TO THE
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
This Amendment is made by Albertson's, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation").
RECITALS
Whereas, the Corporation established the Albertson's Inc. Senior Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan effective December 5, 1983 (the "Plan");
Whereas, the Corporation, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Plan, retained
the right to amend the Plan; Section 8.01 provides that the Plan may be amended
by the Corporation so long as such amendments are non-monetary in their effect
and do not materially alter plan benefits; pursuant to resolutions duly adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the Grantor Trust Committee of the
Board of Directors was granted the authority to amend the Plan; and the
Committee has been granted the authority to amend the Plan by the Grantor Trust
Committee so long as such amendments do not materially alter benefits; and
Whereas, the Committee has determined that it is advisable to amend the
Plan in the manner hereinafter set forth and that such amendment does not
materially alter benefits.
AMENDMENT
Now therefore be it resolved that the Plan is amended, as of May 1, 2001,
in the following respects:
1. Section 6.04(d) of the Plan shall be amended to read as follows:
The Participant may modify the form of the distribution of all or part of
the Participant's Deferred Benefit Account, provided that such modification
is made on a validly executed and timely filed election form at least
twelve (12) months prior to the date on which the modification is to be
effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distribution of the Participant's
entire Deferred Benefit Account must be completed no later than the
fifteenth year following the year in which distributions commence.
2. Section 7.02 shall be deleted in its entirety:
3. Section 7.03 shall be amended to read as follows:
If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided above, or if
all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to
complete distribution of the Participant's benefits, then the Participant's
designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the person or persons
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surviving him in the first of the following classes in which there is a
survivor, share and share alike:
(a) The surviving Spouse;
(b) The Participant's natural or legally adopted children, except
that if any of the children predecease the Participant but leave
issue surviving, then such issue shall take by right of
representation the share their parent would have taken if
living; or
(c) The Participant's personal representative (executor or
administrator).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Albertson's, Inc. has caused this instrument to be
executed by its officer, duly authorized by its Board of Directors, this 25 day
of May, 2001.
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas R. Saldin
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Thomas R. Saldin
Executive Vice President
Administration and General Counsel
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